River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-24
TOLD IN WISCONSIN.

Mary Martin a Caledonia school
teacher, fell on the ice and broke Der
right arm.
Austin Peterson, of Yorkville, had
three ribs broken, the result of being
kicked by colt.
f. B. Belden has accepted the position
OF assistant county judge, under Judge
Belden, of Racine.
The Marquette County Agricultural
Society has voted to hold its fairs at
Westtield for period of ten years on
condition that the authorities of that
place keep the grounds in order
The suit OF. jerome l. Case against H.
G. Staver, has been settled and discon-
| tinued with costs to be taxed, eaeh
party to pay his own costs. This was
a suit for 10000
The Clark County Agricultural So
| ciety has elected officers as follows:
President, James O'Neill; vice-presi-
dent, G. A. Youmans; treasurer,
Charles Sternitzky; secretary, Geo. A.
Ur
The Presbyterian church at Racine
was entered Monday night and the
Sunday collection, together with $13 be-
longing to j. w. Corse, the treasurer.
stolen. The whole amount stolen was
about $50.
Appleton is at present annoyed by
the presence of a gang of footpads,
who stop pedestrians after dark and re-
lieve them of their pocketboOks and
loose change. One of the miscreants
has been captured and locked up.
The suit of Mrs. Lucy Matthews. of
Matthews Hotel, Shell Lake, against
that town, for $4,000 damages sus-
tanned during the smallpox siege four
years ago, has been withdrawn by her
attorney, and new suit, asking for
81, 800 damages, has been instituted
The Boscobel Dial, referring to the
reported discoveries of iron orc in
Crawford county, says: Captain
Thompson has made explorations in the
towns of Scott and Marietta, and his
observations have been so satisfactory
that there will be Immediately organic
ed stock company with capital of
5000, 900 to begin the work of pros
pecting and shaft-sinking. Captain
Thomas has leased a large number of
farms for a term of five years Ca min
ing purposes, amounting in all to about
5000 acres.
At the G. A, p. department of Wis
consin encamp.nent at Milwaukee, last
week officers Ior the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Grand Commander,
ex-senator Michael Griffin of Eau
Claire; Sen or ice-Commander. b. +.
Bryant of Lacrosse; Junior Vice-Com-
mander, Robert Ingles of Bayfield,.
-Four dele gates-at-large and like
number o. alternates, and one each
from the several Congressional distri, :
of the State, were selected to attend
the National Grand Encampment
The Stevens Point Gazette says: A
queer story comes from the town of
Sharon, in this county. The unex-
planned absence of one of the daughters
of well-known family, late at night,
gave rise to suspicion that she was in
trouble or had become suddenly insane.
The next morning the mother followed
the El1l IE-AGkS INTO tue NOOuS. WDtIe
covered up by the snow, was found
newborn baby. Strange as it may
seem, the little one was still alive, al
though protected only by mantle of
cold snow. II was quickly conveyed
home by tie new-made and startled
grandmother, and is now alive and
well.
The Milwaukee public museum has
had some interesting additions lately.
One is a fine specimen of a moose.
which will soon be stuffed and mount
ed. At present the skin is in one bar
rel and the bones in another. The
specimen came from Northern Mime
sofa. A beaver head and skin arrived
by express few days ago. A buffalo
skin and head are expected in a few
days. 1t comes from Smithsonian
Institute party who went over the St I
Paul Railroad buffalo hunting some
time since. General Manager Miller 4
gave them free transportation over the
line on condition that they would give